Former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager Lee Elia died Wednesday, the Phillies announced. He was 87 years old. Elia managed each of his two teams for two seasons, the Cubs from 1982 to 1983 and the Phillies from 1987 to 1988.

Major League Baseball lost a legend in Lee Elia, known for one of the best postgame rants in the history of the league with the Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs (55-38) and New York Yankees (52-41) begin a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Twins are an underdog (+100 moneyline odds) when they host the Cubs (-120). The starting pitchers are Colin Rea (6-3) for the Chicago Cubs, and Chris Paddack (3-7) for the Minnesota Twins. Prepare for the Cubs vs.

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With two home runs that fueled an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, the 23-year-old recorded his fifth multi-homer game in his 92nd game this season. That's the most by a Cubs player since Derrek Lee had eight in 158 games in 2005.

Crow-Armstrong first went deep with a two-run shot off Chris Paddack in the third inning, crushing a 93.5 mph fastball left out over the plate to center field. After walking in the fifth, the Cubs center fielder led off the seventh by lifting an Anthony Misiewicz curveball in the middle of the strike zone to the right-center field seats.